@@IstanbulTheQueenofCities Yes most of the scenes were in other buildings but the room of the mother of the sultan in the series is an exact copy of the ceremony hall in this video, such as the Sultan's room, and many hallways in the Harem too. So I suppose they did acted in some of the real places
@@user-mm8ei9nx4o This website tells that the videos filmed at the Topaki Palace: www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/summer-2014/magnificent-century-historical-turkish-soap-opera-finds-a-global-audience#:~:text=Magnificent%20Century%20was%20filmed%20at,archive%20open%20to%20the%20public.
Sad story but beautiful and magnificent architecture. They had their goods and bads like any other empire. Glad that these practices legally don't exist anymore.
Wonderful stonework everywhere. Those floor designs are beautiful. Even the walls inside and out have variety, not just one way to lay them. And then there are those stunning mosaics and tiles. Gorgeous.
Thank you soo so much for up loading this video. It's so intresting to watch and learn something about this chapter of turkish history❤ would love to visit Istanbul one day
Thank you for watching the video. I had great fun while preparing the video. Because Topkapı Palace contains mystery and information in every corner. I am currently preparing a video about Topkapi Palace. I'm sure you'll like it very much too. I hope you can visit Istanbul as soon as possible. Because Istanbul is the queen of cities.
Wow thank you so much for sharing this. I'd seen many video about Topkapi Palace but none compares to this one. Very detailed, good resolution, clear and concise information. Please continue to make more videos with other historical sites and landmarks of Türkiye🇹🇷
Thank you very much. I put a lot of effort into making the video. But the important thing for me is that the video is useful for you and that you like it. I hope to meet you in new beautiful videos. Greetings from Istanbul.☀
Very nicely done! As the video progressed I kept imagining people walking in the various rooms, the Sultan holding audiences, etc. great trip back in time. Palace is beautiful and I was in awe of the artistry. Gorgeous.
What a great upload - this is a real gem of a find for me. Wonderful video with a lovely soundtrack 😊 Some years back I had the pleasure of visiting both Topkapi and Dolmebache Palaces, and whilst both palaces are stunning, the harems in both palaces had a certain vibe that for me at least - gave them a heavy, and rather gloomy atmosphere. I think its hard for the modern mind to get a real feel for what life must have been like for the inhabitants of these institutions... from the women themselves, to the eunachs and halberdiers that minded them, and not least the Sultan and his immediate family themselves. A facinating - if somewhat grim - period in history. Thanks again for this lovely video tour 😊
We thank you for liking our video. The Harem was a fascinating place for the Sultan, but not an easy place for women. With this video, we at least got to know Harem a little better. Thank you very much again. We hope you visit Istanbul again soon. Love and greetings from Istanbul.
@IstanbulTheQueenofCities Thank you for your very kind reply - funnily enough, my husband and me were discussing only a few weeks back how much we'd love to visit Istanbul again now that our children are older. We will visit your wonderful city again soon enough - Insh'allah 😊🙏
Thank you too for your kind words. You and your husband are every time welcome to our lovely city. If there's anything what we can do for you, please don't hesitate to text. We'll do our best.
@@IstanbulTheQueenofCities I believe she is saying the whole place is a gilded cage, beautiful but all were slaves in one way or another...it's a metaphor, life of luxury and wealth with no real freedom....
Visited the Palace its fantastic. The display of jewellery and gifts is absolutely amazing an absolute must visit if you go to Istanbul. A city full of amazing sites, the mosques are so beautiful. We visited the Blue Mosque its breathtaking. The Hagia Sofia unfortunately which was beautiful inside before the artwork was ruined when it got defaced as it was built as a Christian Cathedral when it was Constantinople so it obviously had biblical scenes on the walls. We had to purchase 2 tickets one for the Harem and one for the rest.
Thanks to Magnificent Century I desire to visit Istanbul someday. Topeki Palace is first place I want to go. Thanks for the video that explains the life of old without the cinema embellishments.
Magnificent Century has created a great curiosity in people about Topkapi Palace and Harem. You are very right. Cinema can present historical facts in a very different way. It is always better to learn the history as it is.
This is a good video. The harem is a really beautiful place. But only very few had a great life here. Those few lucky who managed to became valide sultanas. The others ..... As the sultans changed so changed the concubines. Read somewhere that in most of the cases the concubines were moved to make place for the concubines of the new sultan. But was cases when the concubines were throw in Bosporus. Also cases when only the pregnant ones ended in Bosporus. Very many tragic stories around this place.
@@IstanbulTheQueenofCities And all those many prince, the younger brothers. Killed when their elder one reached the throne. Forgot which one was the one, when got the thron in that very night 19 of his younger brothers all were killed. Insane! Even the inhabitants of Istanbul were revolted when saw the 19 coffins!
@@csillab3804you are talking about Sultan Ahmet who didn’t kill his brother Mustafa but locked him up in the circa kiosk then at his death when Osman Sultan was throned he killed his brother Mehmet….. The 19 coffins were from the father of Ahmet Sultan Mehmet ll who killed 19 of his brother or male who could dethrone him
Fascinating video. I've always loved learning about this culture and I've never seen a better video of the palace. Such a beautiful place. And you presented it so well I could picture the women of the harem going to classes, or relaxing in the baths, or attending celebrations. Just lovely.. Thank you for making this video.
Thank you so much for these lovely comment. I watched almost every video about the Harem, read many articles. I went to the Harem 3 times to understand better. Although I lived in Istanbul for decades, I learned a lot while preparing it. I hope you will come as soon as possible and see the Harem by yourself. Thank you very much again. If you want to know a other place better, please make a comment. I'll prepare it. 🌼
Life for these Women were Not always a Pleasure Ride. These women were held captive against their will. Existing only to Sexually Please the "Big, Important Male"!! Step Out of Your "Dream World"!!
This series is wonderful and interesting, I enjoy it a lot even if I don't see it, it's on my mind . how to tell a magical story to a child Love it from México 🇲🇽It is true that a lot of blood was shed and there were cursed people, but at that time they survived that way
Thank you very much for your nice message. We are trying to prepare many beauties of Istanbul such as Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace. We hope you'll like them too. Unfortunately, in ancient times, wars were fought in vain and much blood was shed. However, the meaning of life is found with peace and love. Thank you very much again. Best regards from Istanbul to Mexico. 🌼
@21:00 I would like to comment on this piece of information regarding painting of living things. It's actually prohibited to paint, sculpture, or take photos of living things in Islam. I'm not sure if it is mentioned in the quran, but I am sure it's mentioned in the prophet's hadith.
Thank you for your comment. During preparing the text I used this information from this article: tulipandrose.net/en/quran-paintings-statue/ Thanks again. I hope you can visit Istanbul soon. Stay with love.
Thank you very much. The songs used in the video are: Adrift Among Infinite Stars by Scott Buckley Chasing Daylight by Scott Buckley Heroism by MaxKoMusic Moonlight by Scott Buckley No.2 Remembering Her - Esther Abrami Reaching The Sky (Long Version) by Alexander Nakarada Sovereign by Kevin MacLeod
It's crazy how once prohibited for outsiders to enter is now, open for anyone around the world to enter😊..if only Sultan cud see us entering his palace and harem without his permission
@@IstanbulTheQueenofCities and not just for women , for all people there , all must serve this sultan ...also I saw this small cold place...poor slaves
I don't agree. It's no more a prison than the lives women today, ex pet for the rich. For those not priviledged, harem living was a career opportunity with lots of perks like free education, healthcare, food and protection.
Look at your nation first or your ancestors first before go around to tell anyone what is right what is wrong...if right according to whom, if wrong according to who ?...do you know in christianism your religion have allow people to commit incest, in the bible several type of incest you should commit and follow, and today the high race people commit such evil act it is a christian nation, your community ( incest is a father fuck with daughter, mother fuck with son and sibling fuck each other ) dont tell me what is fine customs what is the sick customs
@@reefmohammed3553 you are so right……at least the Ottomans build the infrastructure in Serbia,famous Turkish stone roads ( for whatever reason) and didn’t destroy them…. Ottomans kept almost untouched Serbian monasteries and churches,Great Ottoman Empire didn’t do that, but now ….in Kosovo 😢,small little Albanians….. Regardless of the history between the Ottomans and Serbs ,I agree with you What is that A/ Hungarian empire left to Croatia,Slovenia etc…. Keep healthy
Recently I heard a rather loose definition of a harem on the radio: “Many people think that a harem is a place with a swimming pool, where lots of naked slatterns swim. (original text - голые прошмандовки). It isn’t so, the radio host said, it’s more than that, actually”… Quite funny, at least that’s what I thought to myself…
@@auntielu4394 Hello again. It is not possible to know this. Because the Ottomans generally did not have a separate bedroom. The room where people lived during the day was transformed into a place to sleep at night by laying out a bed and pillow. For this reason, it is not possible to talk about separate bedrooms used today.
Thank you very much. The first sultans stayed in the special room next to the Sacred Relics. Sultan Murad III let built a new privy room for hisself. Then the other sultans had their own rooms built. Cushions and mattresses were lined up during the day. At night, the cushions were lifted and the bed was laid. The Ottomans did not have a fixed bed like today. They were occasionally together with their spouses. * * * The eunuchs were serving in the Harem and Enderum in Topkapi Palace. Black eunuchs in Harem, white eunuchs in enderun. My guess: Men were not allowed in the Harem. Only black eunuchs could enter. In this way, it was also prevented for a man to enter by hiding in women's clothing.
I heard when they castrate men, they get really afraid and their testies shrunk in a very small size. Castration was done by 2 ways, one was crushing the testies. Because the testicles have shrunken into very small size during castration, sometimes they get healed over time. There were many incidents that concubines and eunuchs were having relationships with each other in the past, having black eunuchs would make it obvious that the baby would be half black. So that’s why they started having black eunuchs i think.
Hello Teresa, most Eunuch are black to determine the faithfulness of the concubines. so that in the event that any concubine will get pregnant, if the child will have a color then it proves that they are unfairhful
@@IstanbulTheQueenofCitiesI want to see the room of Hurrem sultan and of course Valide Mozzame Kosem Sultan! Please make a video on their rooms and dressing rooms
@@niverahamed8920 Thanks for your suggestion. But as I know they didn"t had specials rooms. Every Valide Sultan used the same room. But I'll search. I hope I'll find something.
In fact, harem is already a practice contrary to the Quran. Nowadays, it can be considered as the fact that some men in the Eastern region of Turkey are married to more than one woman. But I have neither heard of nor know that there was a Harem as it was in ancient times.
A prison is a prison regardless of how beautiful the walls and floors are. Poor young girls captured and forced to live in this dark cold palace and have then have your children murdered.😢
No sé porque tantos colores diferentes bueno esa era su cultura en palacios/ Ami en realidad me gustan los palacios de europa antigua las formas sin tantos azulejos de colores diferentes/no se aque se debía poner tantos azulejos diferentes
The origin of the word harem is haramu(m) and comes from Akkadian and means “to cover, hide, withhold from others. In Arabic it has the meaning of separating, isolating, means "protected, sacred and venerable thing or place."
I think how many Greek girls ....live and die in this palace...Some of them was Sultan's mothers ... I think how many Greek dna existing in the modern turkey...
@@IstanbulTheQueenofCities i think that Islam allow to a man to have 4 woman's if can afford this .... But the common practice today ( especially in turkey ) is one woman .... My thoughts is modern turkey has a lot of greek dna .. 1. Many greek girls' in ottoman period forced to go to harem's 2.Many boys from Greece force to go to genisares... 3.And many Greek people especially in Anatolia force to change their religion to save there lives... So its not surprise to see videos that turkish people do dna test and the result is that have greek dna... The opposite is not common...for reasons that can explain to you if you asking to do ..
People ,thinks that the Haren women were like to be in the palaces, it wasn't like that ,not all the woman were favorites of the Sultan,yes they have some luxury, but they were slaves,women to satisfied, the Sultan, or his people.
I don't agree with the narrative built into this video, as some of the information is misinterpreted. For Example, Sculpture and living creature paintings ARE PROHIBITED by Quran. Ottomans took inspiration from the Quran and added them as part of their tradition, and they were quite strict about them. Still, some violations were made by a few Sultans.
Well they didn't really apply the Islamic rules to sultans and princes unless they wanted to. They had their own portraits, did zinah with slaves, became monarchs (monarchy is not Islamic system), also practised fratricide law for about one and a half century. So they weren't really strict about Islam but more strict about traditions and cultural practices.
Your choices of REPETITIVE 'music' between your explanations is UNNECESSARILY DISTRACTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OTHERWISE, a fine and informative tour.
@@alysehabib8344 Slavery, concubinage, eunuchs and monarchy is not Islamic. This was their culture. Islam said to free and marry slaves with their consent, not to do zinah with them (concubinage) neither castrate them (eunuchs). These are inhumane practices.
